Fence-post.



E. A. & R. B. MORDEN.

FENCE POST.

, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1914. 1,166,705. 7 v Patented Ja1 1.4,1916.

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bination and arrangements of parts as set' w r S T S mic i-f ELIZABETH A. lvroia'min Ann Bonnets. MORDEN, or anrrnnsoiv, IOWA.-

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELIZABETH A. MOR- DEN and ROBERT B. MoRonN, citizens of the lnited States, residing at Jefferson, in the county of Greene and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which the following isa specification. A

This invention, relates to fence posts, and

more particularly to a. means for securing theline wires of a fence thereto.

The object of our invention 1s to'provide a means for securing the line wires of a fence to a post, and also to provide a means integral therewith to reinforce the-post.

Another object of our invention is to provide a peculiarly shaped. fence post which is particularly adapted to perform the P111? poses above set forth.

Another object of our invention is to provide a'means for effectively locking the wire in position and preventing accidental displacement thereof.

With the above and other objects in view, our invention resides in construction, comforth in the following specification, and illustrated in the drawings, in which s Figure l is a top plan view of a fence post, in which the preferred form of our invention is embodied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of a fence post embodying the preferred form of our invention. F 3 is a front elevation of the same, showing the line wlres of the fence secured thereto. Fig. 4' is a detail perspective view of the clip which is used with the preferred form of our invention.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings. I

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in'which the preferred embodiment of our invention is shown, the numeral 1 indicates a composition fence post having a longitudinally extending recess 2 in one face thereof. In Fig. 1 we have shown arfence post of substantially V-shapedv configuration, but it will be readily understood that thefence post may be made square and be provided in one of its faces with the longitudinally extending groove mentioned above.

Extending longitudinally of the fence post 1 is a reinforcing element, which in the Specification of Letters Patent. 8 we PatntedJ 4," Application filed June12,1914. Serial N... 844,818. 1 Y

drawings, the twisted portions, indicated by the numeral't, are made in such a manner as will leave the hook portion -5 thereof open in the form of an eye, .so'that a wide bearing surface is provided on the hooks 5 for securing the wires 6 in position on'the fence post 1. As is more clearly shownin Fig. 1', the

Wires 6, when fastened. to our improved fence post, are placed in engagement with the hooks 5,the faces 7and 7 of thecompo sition post lare adapted to engagethe wires 6, the same being slightly bent adjacent the hooks 5, thereby preventing longitudinal movement of the said wires; The twisted portions 4: arepreferably extehdedfrom the post adjacent the vertex 2 of the longitudinally extending recess 2, thereby. facilitating the fastening of the wires in the hooks.

To prevent the accidental displacement of the wires from the hooks 5, a'nd to posi: tively lock the same-therein, we provide a clip 8 clearly shown in Fig. 4.1 The clip 8 is formed from a sheet ofinetal, having the ends thereof bifurcated to provide tongues 9 and 10, the said sheet of metal bent intermediate itsends, as-shown at 11, to provide a hook portion 12- The said tongues 10 are bent downwardly to provide hooks, the

function of the same being set forth hereinafter. v

When it is wished to secure a wire on the fence post, the same is placed in the hook 5 and the wire drawn taut. This will secure the wire against the ordinary and usual jars and shocks which may be delivered to the same, but where there is danger of the wires being accidentally displaced, it is preferable that the clip 8 be placed upon the hooks 5 to prevent the displacement of the wires, this feature being shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. As clearly shown in these above-mentioned figures,the tongues 9 of the clip 8 are adapted to embrace the twisted portion l of the wire retaining means, the opposite bifurcated end, comprising the hook portions 10, is adapted to receive the hooks 5 therein, the edges of the said clip 8 being adapted to contact with the diverging walls of the longitudinally extending recess 2 at the points 13' and 14. Inserting the tongues 9 of the clips 8 behind the wire 6 and over the hooks 5 and forcing the same downwardly will cause said hook portions 10 to engage the wire and prevent accidental displacement thereof, asvvell as wedging the tongues 9 for frictionally retaining said clips. In forming thehooks 5, the said wire strand 3 is first twisted at the desired points and the looped portion thereof is bent upon itself to form hooks 5, thus providing a broad bearing surface for the wire as hereinbefore set forth.

While we have shown a specific form of our invention, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that certain minor changes may be made in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit and scope of the claims.

Having thus described our invention,

what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A. composition fence post having a longitudinally extending recess of substantially V-shaped configuration in a face thereof, wire reinforcing means being provided at various points with integrally formed wire retaining members, said members extending from the post and positioned in the recess, and means detachably associated with said wire retaining members and coacting with said groove for locking a wire thereon.

2. A composition fence post having a l0ngitudinally extending V-shaped recess in a face thereof, a reinforcing element in said post, said reinforcing element having wire holding hooks integrally formed therewith and extending from said post within the re cess, clips adapted to engage the said wire holding hooks, the edges of said clips contacting with the divergent WallsVo-f the said V-shapedrecess, whereby to retain the said clips on the said wire holding hooks and prevent disengagement of the wire from the hooks.

3. A composition fence post having a longitudinally extending recess of substantially V-shaped configuration in a face thereof, wire reinforcing means in said post, said reinforcing means being offset and twisted to provide at predetermined points integral Wire retaining hooks, said hooks extending from the post and positioned in the V- shaped recess, a plurality of clips associated with each hook and adapted to co-act with the faces of the longitudinally extending recess so as to retain a wire in the hook.

at. A composition fence post having a longitudinally extending V-shaped groove in a face thereof, a reinforcing element in the post having a plurality of offset portions twisted to provide retaining hooks, said 'hooks disposed in the groove, and means engageable over the'hooks adapted to engage the divergent walls of the groove to retain a wire.

5. A composition fence post having a longitudinally extending V-shaped groove in a face thereof, a reinforcing element longitudinallv disposed in said post and having offset portions twisted to provide wire retaining hooks at predetermined points, said hooks being disposed in the groove, and retaining clips associated with the divergent walls of the .groove and the hooks to retain a wire.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signa tures in presence of two witnesses.

ELIZABETH A. MORDEN. ROBERT B. MORDEN.

Witnesses:

R. G. HOWARD, JAS. N. DUNLAP.

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